“To get married and put their lives on the line, are they brain-dead?” Shen Qian Ling really can’t understand, no place wants to marry a wife, why do you think so hard?
“It’s just serious, it won’t kill him.” Qin Shao Yu helped him peel the orange.
“Even if it’s not fatal, it’s still very bad to be beaten up like this.” Shen Qian Ling’s eyes were full of sympathy.
“There are many such stupid sects in the Jianghu, you will get used to it after seeing more of them.” Qin Shao Yu was very calm.
Shen Qian Ling: ……
My man is very sharp!
“He’s reckless and impulsive and he likes to be in the limelight, there’s nothing to feel sorry for.” Qin Shao Yu fed him an orange, “He was also ruthless and did not show any mercy to his opponent, but unfortunately his skills were not as good as his opponent’s.”
“Sour.” Shen Qian Ling’s face wrinkled up.
“Sour? Next time I’ll try it first.” Qin Shao Yu was amused by him and reached out to pinch his nose.
“Where’s Duan Bai Yue?” Shen Qian Ling glanced across the room again but found that he had disappeared.
“He probably felt bored, so he went back first.” Qin Shao Yu was dissatisfied, “Why do you keep thinking about him?”
Shen Qian Ling was embarrassed, what do you mean by thinking about him, it’s clearly curiosity, and I didn’t even see what he looked like, what’s there to think about?
You have to be logical even if you are jealous!
“Do you want to see more or not?” Qin Shao Yu asked.
“Will there be any flying fights today?” Shen Qian Ling was reluctant to give up.
“No.” Qin Shao Yu shook his head, “The people who came here today are all lowlifes, only hugging and wrestling together.”
“If you want to see flying around, I’ll go back and give you a match with Qian Fan.” Qin Shao Yu rubbed his head.
The level of pampering has reached a new level, it deserves a nod.
Shen Qian Ling: ……
“And we can add Ye Jin to the list.” Qin Shao Yu said, “Although his martial arts skills are mediocre, he has learned a few light moves very well and he flies beautifully.”
Shen Qian Ling looked at his man with a particularly complicated look.
Young warrior, is this too heartless?
“Did you take a small pocket?” Before leaving, Qin Shao Yu asked.
“Yes.” Shen Qian Ling took out a small cloth bag from his pocket.
Palace Master Qin calmly filled two of the oranges on the table, “Go back and sour your son.”
Shen Qian Ling: ……
This is very, very bad taste!
“Do you want to talk to Lord Li?” Shen Qian Ling asked as he went downstairs.
“No, he doesn’t want to greet us now.” Qin Shao Yu walked back with his hand in hand, “Maybe he’d like us to go away in silence.”
“It sounds like we’re disgusting.” Shen Qian Ling felt a little frustrated.
“Why not.” Qin Shao Yu said calmly, “If we are willing to live here, it should be a blessing that his Li family has cultivated for many lifetimes.”
……
Shen Qian Ling silently swallowed the rest of his words.
The thickness of this man’s cheek had reached a new level.
In the small courtyard of the guest house, the dark guards were crouching on the roof of the house, with the sacred glow of brain-damaged powder shining in their eyes.
The painting is so good and so lifelike, it’s like Wu Daozi in disguise. My young palace master is a source of pride.
“Chirp!” The fur ball was in a good mood too, running around on a large piece of rice paper with its wings spread wide, leaving a trail of red and black paw prints, very happy.
“What are you doing?” Shen Qian Ling was shocked as soon as he entered the courtyard, what was this new game?
The fur ball was so proud of itself that it first stepped on the vermilion plate with its left paw and then on the inkstone table with its right paw, before twisting and turning and starting to run on the paper.
Ye Jin was holding a plate of grapes, eating them, and watching the fun.
Looking at the little phoenix, which was dyed into a coal ball, Shen Xiao Shou was calm on the surface, but his heart was filled with grief and anger!
This world of lack of entertainment is so bad!
When the hell is big brother coming?
My sister-in-law is already bored out of his mind!
My son is so innocent!
“How come you’re back so early?” Shen Qian Fan was a little surprised.
“It’s just a little fight, Ling-er doesn’t want to see it.” Qin Shao Yu said, “He wants to see you and me fight.”
“Ahem.” Shen Qian Ling was choked by his saliva, I didn’t say anything at all!
Shen Qian Fan: ……
Ye Jin said excitedly, “I want to see it too.”
Shen Qian Ling looked at his sister-in-law with distress, when we first met, we were still drinking wine in the small bamboo building, and we were so free of that, why are we now so gossipy?
Watch your temperament a little bit!
“Good.” I was surprised that Shen Qian Fan was quick to agree, “Just think of it as practising in advance.”
“By the way, when we went to watch the martial arts competition today, we also met Duan Bai Yue.” Shen Qian Ling said, “But after a glance, he disappeared.”
“He went to the ring so early?” Shen Qian Fan was a little surprised.
“Duan Bai Yue has always been cautious, so it’s not surprising.” Qin Shao Yu said, “Do you know anything about his martial arts?”
“Anyway, whether I understand it or not, the result will be the same.” Shen Qian Fan said, “It’s not easy to win, but it’s not easy to lose?”
“Even losing requires acting skills!” Shen Qian Ling solemnly interjected, otherwise it would be very stupid to be seen to be acting at first glance!
“Don’t worry, I’ve got it all figured out.” Shen Qian Fan rubbed his head, “Why don’t you ask someone to bring a letter to big brother? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen him, so we’re rarely so close, so we should meet as brothers.”
Ye Jin resolutely turned around and went back to the house.
Shen Qian Ling: ……
“What’s going on?” Shen Qian Fan lowered his voice and asked.
Shen Xiao Shou used his mouth to say, “A quarrel.”
“Is it true that big brother and Lord Ye are?” Shen Qian Fan frowned.
Shen Qian Ling nodded his head.
Shen Qian Fan’s expression was so hard to express that he even spilt a cup.
“I thought you already knew.” Shen Qian Ling was baffled, hadn’t he even read the street books?
“Naturally, I have heard about it, but I mostly thought it was just nonsense after dinner.” Shen Qian Fan said, “If father found out, he would probably die of anger.”
“Father is not in a hurry.” Shen Qian Ling said, The most important thing right now is to let his brother coax his sister-in-law.
This afternoon, Qin Shao Yu and Shen Qian Fan were practising martial arts in the sunbathing area, and the people of the Li residence came to watch with great enthusiasm.
This kind of benefit doesn’t come around often, maybe only once in a lifetime.
We must treasure it!
Many servants and maids were standing around watching the fun, but now they were all gone, leaving only one maid serving tea, all with a look of displeasure and resentment.
Yes, this is the difference between a short, poor, ugly man and a rich, handsome one.
The world is indeed a very unfair place.
……
Meanwhile, in the Zhou family mansion in the north of the city, Chu Yuan was reading a book in his room.
There was a slight clang at the window, and when he looked up again, there was someone else in the house.
“Why are you here now?” Chu Yuan frowned, “If someone saw you, all this would have been for nothing.”
“If you didn’t want me to come, why did you have to leave the imperial guard protecting you?” Duan Bai Yue smiled lightly and casually took a sip from his cup of tea.
Chu Yuan looked at him coldly, “Something wrong?”
“Why can’t I come if there’s nothing to do?” Duan Bai Yue put down his cup of tea, “I’ve done you such a big favour, it’s only right that you should have a cup of tea.”
“Do me a favour?” Chu Yuan mocked, “It’s a deal where you want what you want, you want the southwest fiefdom, I want the northwest to be pacified, why do you need to give yourself such a high hat?”
“If you want to take the southwest out of Chu, I have all the means to do so, even if you don’t want to give it to me, I can still take it from you.” Duan Bai Yue tsked, “You, on the other hand, without my help, I’m afraid you won’t be able to put down the chaos in the northwest for thirty to fifty years.”
“Duan Bai Yue!” Chu Yuan was furious, “You mustn’t bully people too much!”
“It’s obvious that His Majesty started the conversation, I was just chatting along.” Duan Bai Yue took off a bottle of wine from his waist, “Do you have a cup?”
Chu Yuan snorted coldly, pretending that he had not heard.
Duan Bai Yue didn’t care about his bad attitude either, sitting at the table and drinking wine, flipping through a sheepskin map in his hand.
Chu Yuan frowned and took a look.
“A map of the northwest border.” The corner of Duan Bai Yue’s mouth lifted slightly.
“Conditions.” Chu Yuan’s tone was cold.
“What are the conditions?” Duan Bai Yue laughed out loud.
“If you bring out this item, you want to make an exchange again.” Chu Yuan’s eyes were furious, “I have already promised to cede Xi Nan after the rebellion is over, cancel the annual tribute of gold pearls, and even give you countless gold and satin, what more do you want? !”
Although he was a royal son, Chu Yuan’s road to the throne was not a smooth one. Although the country has gradually stabilized in recent years, there are still no generals in the imperial court and the treasury is empty, and the army is also insufficient. If the tribes were to unite and move south, it would be a disaster for Chu.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Chu Yuan had to choose a relatively stable path – to cede Xi Nan in exchange for Duan Bai Yue’s agreement to put on a show, pretending to fight with Chu first, so that the tribes in the northwest would think that Chu was already depleted in strength, thus making them send their troops south. Duan Bai Yue had already secretly deployed his troops to the northwest with the Chu army a few months earlier and was stationed in the northwest.
The battle in the southwest was originally just a cover.
“Has Li Tieji said anything to you recently?” After a long time, Chu Yuan asked.
“What can he say to me?” Duan Bai Yue sneered. “He’s just a pawn placed by the Northwest in the Southwest, eager to provoke a war between you and me so that he can reap the benefits.
“If nothing is wrong, you can go back.” Chu Yuan stood up, “I’m going to rest.”
“It’s the same phrase every time you catch me up.” Duan Bai Yue tsked, “Can there be something else.”
“I have already sent someone to pick up your brother* from Riyue Mountain Villa.” Chu Yuan didn’t bother to dwell on it, “I’ll probably see him in another 20 days or so, I’ve already said that I don’t want to use him as a hostage, are you relieved now?”
“I am naturally at ease with you.” Duan Bai Yue smiled, “But then again, I have one brother and that’s enough. I would like you to help me raise him for the rest of his life.”
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tN: brother* from Riyue Villa; The baby girl in a pink dress from Chapter 4. was Duan Bai Yue’s youngest brother Duan Yao. Chu Yuan refers to him.